This article lists political partiesinEcuador.
Ecuador has a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which usually no single party has a chance of gaining power alone, so parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
| Party/Movement | Nº | Founded | Political position |
Ideology | Leader | Assembly members |
Provincial Prefects |
Mayors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Democratic Center Movement Movimiento Centro Democrático |
CD | 1 | 2012 | Centre | Big tent Social liberalism |
Guillermo Rodríguez |
2 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
17 / 221
| |
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Popular Unity Movement Movimiento Unidad Popular |
UP | 2 | 2014 | Left-wing | Revolutionary socialism Primordialism |
Geovanni Atarihuana |
1 / 137
|
1 / 23
|
13 / 221
| |
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Patriotic Society Party Partido Sociedad Patriótica |
PSP | 3 | 2002 | Right-wing | Populism Personalism |
Lucio Gutiérrez |
1 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
9 / 221
| |
|
People, Equality and Democracy Movement Movimiento Pueblo, Igualdad y Democracia |
PID | 4 | 2022 | Centre | Big tent Pluralism |
Arturo Moreno |
14 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
5 / 221
| |
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Citizen Revolution Movement Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana |
RC | 5 | 2016 | Left-wing | Progressivism Post-neoliberalism |
Luisa González |
48 / 137
|
8 / 23
|
50 / 221
| |
|
Social Christian Party Partido Social Cristiano |
PSC | 6 | 1951 | Right-wing | Neoliberalism Christian democracy |
Alfredo Serrano |
15 / 137
|
2 / 23
|
28 / 221
| |
|
Advance Party [es] Partido Avanza |
AVANZA | 8 | 2012 | Right-wing | Neoliberalism Big tent |
Javier Orti |
2 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
17 / 221
| |
|
Democratic Left Party Partido Izquierda Democrática |
ID | 12 | 1970 | Centre-left | Social liberalism Social democracy |
Analía Ledesma |
0 / 137
|
1 / 23
|
10 / 221
| |
|
AMIGO Movement Movimiento AMIGO |
AMIGO | 16 | 2020 | Centre | Big tent Pluralism |
Víctor Bravo |
1 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
2 / 221
| |
|
Ecuadorian Socialist Party Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano |
PSE | 17 | 1926 | Centre-left | Social democracy Pluralism |
Gustavo Vallejo |
0 / 137
|
1 / 23
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17 / 221
| |
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Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement Movimiento de Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik |
MUPP | 18 | 1995 | Centre-left toleft-wing |
Indigenism Primordialism |
Guillermo Churuchumbi |
5 / 137
|
6 / 23
|
26 / 221
| |
|
Democracy Yes Movement [es] Movimiento Democracia Sí |
DSÍ | 20 | 2018 | Centre-right | Big tent Political opportunism |
Gustavo Larrea |
0 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
7 / 221
| |
|
CREO Movement Movimiento CREO |
CREO | 21 | 2012 | Right-wing | Neoliberalism Right-wing populism |
Esteban Bernal |
0 / 137
|
0 / 23
|
14 / 221
| |
|
SUMA Party Partido SUMA |
SUMA | 23 | 2012 | Right-wing | Neoliberalism Political opportunism |
Guillermo Celi |
4 / 137
|
1 / 23
|
25 / 221
| |
|
Build Movement Movimiento Construye |
MC25 | 25 | 2012 | Right-wing | Hate speech[1][2] Neoliberalism |
Iván González |
20 / 137
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0 / 23
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11 / 221
| |
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RETO Movement Movimiento RETO |
RETO | 33 | 2012 | Centre-right | Big tent Political opportunism |
Eduardo Sánchez |
1 / 137
|
0 / 23
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22 / 221
| |
| Party / Movement | Founded | Political Position | Ideology | Leader | National Affiliation | International Affiliation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Communist Party of Ecuador Partido Comunista del Ecuador |
PCE | 1926 | Far-left | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Winston Alarcón Elizalde | United Front for Victory | IMCWP World Anti-Imperialist Platform | |
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Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun Partido Comunista de Ecuador - Sol Rojo |
PCE-SR | 1993 | Far-left |
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Comrade Joselo | ICL | ||
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Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista del Ecuador |
PCMLE | 1964 | Far-left |
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Oswaldo Palacios | MPD (1978–2014) UP (since 2014) |
ICMLPO | |
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Workers' Party of Ecuador Partido de los Trabajadores del Ecuador |
PTE | 1996 | Far-left | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
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